She should be reading the examples straight from the teacher's guide, not making them up as she goes along. Aside from that, DBT group IS hell - you expect it to be group therapy where you talk about your stuff, but it's really not. I don't think it should be taught at a round table, it's deceiving. The group leader should just be at the front of a classroom, that would be more honest, you would know better what is expected, nay, allowed. I don't know if they don't do a good job of explaining expectations at the beginning or if our mindset is just so SET. And yes, they think DBT is the only way.